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D R A F T <br /> <br />Perdita Holtz: Not at this point.107 <br />108 <br />Craig Benedict: One other thing is transportation issues with the light rail being discontinued but a transit tax is still 109 <br />being collected for enhanced bus service, Amtrak station in Hillsborough and we are in the process probably within 110 <br />the next month of hiring a consultant to help with what is done with the money that has been collect and will be 111 <br />collected for years to come.112 <br />113 <br />Susan Hunter: When is the Amtrak station for Hillsborough supposed to be built?114 <br />115 <br />Craig Benedict: We’re still 5 years out on that. Now they are looking at that same train track for heavy rail. That 116 <br />study is in process now and Hillsborough would be one of the stops.117 <br />118 <br />Hunter Spitzer: Were these 10 goals decided by the planning staff.119 <br />120 <br />Craig Benedict: It was a combination of the planning and transit staff for all of the towns in Orange County and 121 <br />elected officials. It goes back to 2011. I’ll bring the executive summary to the next meeting that explains where we 122 <br />are going.123 <br />124 <br />Perdita Holtz: So the recommendation for this item for tonight is to discuss if any additional activities that should be 125 <br />added to the emerging issues lists and then to either approve the work plan or, if the revisions are extensive, to ask 126 <br />staff to incorporate the results and bring it back in final form to the December meeting.127 <br />128 <br />Craig Benedict: Let me mention, as part of the update to our Comprehensive Plan that was adopted in 2008 there is 129 <br />roughly a 10 year window on that and we were going to wait for the 2020 Census to help us collect some more data. 130 <br />The idea is to meet with other advisory boards in the coming year to create better cross pollination. As we have been 131 <br />submitting regulation changes such as the access management plan, that was approved last year but this Board, 132 <br />what is very good for transportation might seem like an impediment to economic development. The goal of planning 133 <br />is to push environment, equity, infrastructure, and economic development together.134 <br />135 <br />Lydia Wegman: Does anyone have any other questions or comments? 136 <br />137 <br />MOTION by Kim Piracci to approve the Annual Report and Work Plan. Seconded by Randy Marshall138 <br />VOTE:Unanimous139 <br />140 <br />141 <br />AGENDA ITEM 8: ADJOURNMENT142 <br />Meeting was adjourned by consensus143 <br /> 144 <br /> 145 <br /> 146 <br />Lydia N. Wegman, Chair147 <br /> 8